# England under-19 cricket team

The England Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 Test matches since 1974. Prior to 1991/92 they were known as England Young Cricketers.
Former captains include Mike Atherton, Michael Vaughan, Alastair Cook and Andrew Flintoff, who have all gone on to captain the senior national team in Test matches.

## Recent call-ups

This lists all the players who have been selected for England under-19s since the start of the 2024 season and their most recent call-up. In that period squads have been named for:
* A home 'ODI' series against Sri Lanka in June/July 2024
* A home 'Test' series against Sri Lanka in July 2024
The team's coach is Michael Yardy, who has been in position since October 2022.
| Name | Age | Primary role | Batting style | Bowling style | County | Most Recent Call-up |
| Luc Benkenstein | (2004-11-02) 2 November 2004 (age 20) | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Essex | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Keshana Fonseka | (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19) | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Lancashire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Eddie Jack | (2005-09-09) 9 September 2005 (age 19) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Hampshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Dominic Kelly | (2005-10-01) 1 October 2005 (age 19) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Hampshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Noah Thain | (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Essex | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Farhan Ahmed | (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16) | Spin bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Nottinghamshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Tazeem Ali | (2006-06-13) 13 June 2006 (age 18) | Spin bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Warwickshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Charlie Allison | (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19) | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Essex | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Haydon Mustard | (2006-07-12) 12 July 2006 (age 18) | Wicketkeeper | Right-handed | | Durham | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Theo Wylie | (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19) | Batsman | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Warwickshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Noah Cornwell | (2004-09-10) 10 September 2004 (age 20) | Pace bowler | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | Middlesex | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Rocky Flintoff | (2008-04-07) 7 April 2008 (age 16) | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Lancashire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Harry Moore | (2007-04-26) 26 April 2007 (age 17) | Pace bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Derbyshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Freddie McCann | (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19) | Batsman | Left-handed | Right-arm off-break | Nottinghamshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Thomas Rew | (2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 17) | Wicketkeeper | Right-handed | | Somerset | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Raphael Weatherall | (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20) | Pace bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Northamptonshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Jack Carney | (2005-02-07) 7 February 2005 (age 19) | Wicketkeeper | Right-handed | | Unattached | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Jaydn Denly | (2005-01-05) 5 January 2005 (age 20) | All-rounder | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Kent | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Hamza Shaikh | (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18) | Batsman | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Warwickshire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Charlie Barnard | (2004-11-05) 5 November 2004 (age 20) | Spin bowler | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox spin | Lancashire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Alex French | (2007-07-23) 23 July 2007 (age 17) | Pace bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Surrey | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Alex Green | (2007-02-24) 24 February 2007 (age 17) | Pace bowler | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Leicestershire | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |
| Archie Vaughan | (2005-12-09) 9 December 2005 (age 19) | All-rounder | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Somerset | 2024 v Sri Lanka (h) |

## Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within England
Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals

### U-19 World Cup

India U19 Cricket World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 1988 | Semi-final | 4th | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Champions | 1st | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Group Stage | 6th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Group Stage | 7th | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Semi-finals | 4th | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Semi-finals | 4th | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 16 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Group Stage | 9th | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Super 6 | 6th | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 titles | | | 92 | 55 | 36 | 0 | 1 |